Questions tagged [nvidia-optimus]
nVidia Optimus is a hybrid graphics technology
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Ubuntu w/ HWE installing wrong driver for GPU
Ubuntu keeps picking the 430 driver for my GTX 770m card, which is the wrong driver for this card as the newest for my card is 418.88 per NVIDIA. It does list other drivers but those are ALSO ...
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Adding a higher resolution mode via xrandr results in a black screen
I'm running Ubuntu 19.10, and I was following the instructions in the answer about how to add a higher resolution mode using xrandr, and I ran into a problem. What I need is to be able to use an ...
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How to use a second GPU on a laptop running Ubuntu 18.04 ? [Nvidia Optimus]
I'm currently on Ubuntu 18.04.2.
I have two GPU on my laptop : Intel HD graphics 5500 and Nvidia Geforce 950M
I would like to use the GPU from Nvidia.
I've been tinkering with the drivers for the ...
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Is there a replacement for Bumblebee yet?
Bumblebee used to be a package that allowed you to start specific programs with dedicated graphics without having to reboot your system to choose if you wanted to use integrated or dedicated.
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Issue with switching from intel to nvidia after suspend
I just wanted to know if anyone ever had the same bug than I submitted : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nvidia-prime/+bug/1827446
TL;DR Suspend while being on intel, then waking up, then ...
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Errors While Installing Bumblebee on ubuntu 18.04
Yesterday I installed Bumblebee-nvidia;but I am getting warnings as shown below:
I am on Ubuntu 18.04 and I have nvidia 396.26 installed.
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Nvidia prime integrated GPU shown as llvmpipe (LLVM 6.0)
My girlfriend just bought a Dell laptop with Ubuntu and updated to 18.04. But I saw that in Preferences > About shows the "graphics" as llvmpipe (LLVM 6.0, 256bits). "lspci -k" command shows that ...
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Prime-select doesn't work?
I installed Ubuntu 16.04 a while ago, and prime-select used to work, but then I did a BIOS update and it hasn't worked since, so I'm stuck on my intel integrated graphics. I purged and re-installed ...
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Optirun fails on Ubuntu 17.10 with nvidia geforce 940MX
I have a laptop with a dedicated nVidia Geforce 940MX GPU. I installed the bumblebee packages following the steps written in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bumblebee but whenever I want to run optirun ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 17.10 due to Optimus graphics
I've tried to install ubuntu 17.10 in my optimus latops,
i7-6700K, Nvidia 970M and some others specs no relevants IMO.
When I try to run it from usb it stuck on the ubuntu logo and won't boot.
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Google Chrome Fullscreen - Display freezes
I have a HP Pavilion 15 au004tx with a Optimus video configuration (Nvidia GeForce 940MX + Intel HD Graphics 520) and Ubuntu Gnome 17.04.
When I am displaying a video in fullscreen mode, the screen ...
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Stable way to use integrated graphics with dedicated graphics on Ubuntu 17.04
Recently I dug up the Internet on an attempt to use the integrated GPU to display and the dedicated GPU (GeForce 940M) running on nouveau to work together. I've tried both nouveau and nvidia-375 but ...
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How to fix NVidia failing to recover from suspend (Ubuntu 16.04)?
I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.3 on Asus UX501JW. The laptop has the NVidia Optimus technology (Intel HD4600 and NVidia GM107M (GeForce GTX 960M)). The latest nvidia-384 driver and bumblebee are installed.
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Deciphering Nvidia-375 /var/log/syslog errors
I'm hoping if I can figure out these nVidia error messages I can get it working properly:
Aug 6 09:25:25 dell com.ubuntu.ScreenResolution.Mechanism[1312]: update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/nvidia-...
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Ubuntu 16.04 keeps using Intel GPU in Optimus System
I know this is a complicated topic but I would like to put my computer working with the ability to change between GPUs. It's a Toshiba satellite with an (originally) Optimus system. It has an Intel ...
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How To resize power indicator plus icons in Ubuntu 16.04(xfce, gnome)
I have installed prime-indicator-plus for my Optimus laptop.
Unfortunately, the icon displayed is too large for the panel.
How do I resize the icon?
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with nvidia optimus, how do I tweak xorg.conf?
My thinkpad P50 has nvidia optimus.
When I run it in Intel-only mode, I get bad screen tearing.
I can add a file to /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf
which has this content:
Section "Device"
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MSHYBRID boot on UEFI mode
I have a Clevo P65xRP notebook with a intel onboard GPU and a GTX1060 discrete GPU. After months trying to make work on UEFI and no luck with several kinds of distro's(ubuntu and all it's flavours, 16....
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Optimus not working on a EEE 1015pn after 16.04
while there are a couple answered and unanswered issues similar to mine none of them quite fit my problem (or their solutions didn't work for me).
My issue:
Using bumblebee I had no issues using ...
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Optimus Nvidia not working anymore (ubuntu 14.04)
After a recent automatic security update (Ubuntu 14.04), none of my games using the nvidia driver (I have a laptop with optimus/bumblebee/nvidia) does not work anymore. I don't use the "dangerous" ...
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NVIDIA X Server Settings don't show PRIME Profiles
I'm a new user of Ubuntu (16.04), and i've install it in my computer recently. My PC have an Nvidia GEFORCE 920MX, but i've tried everything i could and my PC still choosing the Intel Graphics as the ...
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Screen flickering and tearing with both intel and nvidia gpu on 16.10
These issues with multi-gpu machines on Linux are becoming extremely boring. I had 16.04 on my computer and I managed it to make it work fine with the intel card. Then I installed 16.10, huge ...
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bumblebee: X did not start properly
Bumblebee doesn't work, without giving me any clear error message other than "X did not start properly".
Here is the result of optirun -vvv glxgears :
[19243.370955] [DEBUG]Reading file: /etc/...
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Trying to get my NVIDIA optimus card working
I have a dell l502x laptop with the infamously screwed up hybrid graphics card system (NVIDIA GT540m and Integrated Intel GC)
I have a freshly installed ubuntustudio 16.4.01 LTS running dual boot ...
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Where to report Ubuntu 14.04.5 nvidia-370 prime select black screen issue?
Recently I upgraded from Ubuntu 14.04.4 to 14.04.5 as my HWE stack support ran out.
I'm also using ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa for latest proprietary nvidia drivers.
My notebook is a Gigabyte P35W v2, ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 and Nvidia Prime: Pc does not shutdown
I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed together with the latest Nvidia drivers available from ppa:graphics-drivers.
If I restart/shutdown the computer, then it freezes on a black screen. This happens ...
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Switching from Intel (Battery Saver) to GTX 970M doesn't work
I just installed Ubuntu 16.04 on my Alienware 17R3, and managed to get the proprietary drivers from the Additional Drivers option.
However, trying to switch to the 970M from the Intel GPU using the ...
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How to make ubuntu recognize an external screen when laptop is docked during boot
Consider the following scenario:
I connect my Thinkpad (with optimus) to my docking station
Boot the laptop
Than I want that ubuntu recognizes that the laptop is docked and that an external monitor ...
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Screen tearing with Ubuntu 16.04 and GT710M (NVIDIA Driver 367.27)
Before you storm me with links to other threads, I'm a novice Linux user and this is my foray into the Linux world. I do like to fix things myself but I've been trying various things for ages and I ...
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Kubutnu 16.04 Nvidia (optimus) external monitor shows cloning + panning
I have a weird problem using Kubuntu 16.04 on my Dell XPS 501X with Nvidia graphics. Upon connecting an external monitor at HDMI, the two monitors work, but if I scroll my mouse to access second ...
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nVidia PRIME with Bumblebee
I am currently using Ubuntu MATE 14.04 and tried a new way of setting up my Optimus laptop (Asus G46VW, GTX 660M and i7-3630QM with Intel HD 4000). After installing nvidia-352 nvidia-settings and ...
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15.10 + Optimus + bumblebee + CUDA
First: I have been struggling with my stupid optimus laptop on ubuntu 15.10 for a week. So, don't "possible duplicate" me just by simply googling some keywords and without reading the whole thing plus ...
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Make use of "gfx_switch_status" in sony-laptop?
I successfully managed to install 14.04.3 on my Sony Vaio S Series SVS1513C5E laptop and after few minor tweaks I adore the setup!
My concern here is:
The device has Optimus graphics that uses a ...
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Graphics Cards - Power State
I have an Nvidia Optimus laptop dual-booting Ubuntu for general use and Windows 7 for gaming.
I only want integrated graphics for Ubuntu, and when I run glxinfo | grep OpenGL the output is:
OpenGL ...
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nVidia Optimus problems on Ubuntu 15.10
I've used Ubuntu on my Lenovo Y510p for nearly six months with no issues, and I fell in love with it. I recently bought a MSi GS60 (Skylake), and I've had a major problem with running Ubuntu.
I can ...
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Black screen after deleting nvidia-prime
I decided to change nvidia-prime to bumblebee. I removed the nvidia-prime, installed bumblebee and restarted the computer. Loading freezes on plymouth. Then I booted into recovery mode and uninstall ...
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Poor performance with Nvidia 540M and 352.63 drivers on Ubuntu 14.04LTS
After I installed the drivers and switched to the NVIDIA card the framerates I get on glmark2 are just absurd:
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Nvidia CUDA, Hybrid Graphics, optirun vglrun, deviceQuery Permission denied
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I am trying to get CUDA working on my hybrid graphics laptop. I am using (l)ubuntu 15.04.
Currently I have followed some steps in an online guide, which I shall explain below, and I am able to ...
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Chromium flickering on Ubuntu 14.04
I have ubuntu 14.04 up-to-date on laptop with nVidia Optimus, so I have installed bumblebee and nvidia-352.
Everything was fine, until I temporary disabled Sync to VBlank in Compiz Config Settings ...
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Trouble with PRIME configuration on Nvidia Optimus Laptop
I have a laptop with two graphics cards: An integrated Intel card, and a discrete Nvidia one. I could never get bumblebee to work properly, but the new Nvidia drivers (I am running version 340) have ...
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linux-image-3.19.-.26-generic broken
For reference, I'm on Xubuntu Vivid, installed on a ASUS E451LD (aka a PL451LD). It has an Intel/Nvidia Optimus GPU setup.
If I boot off a 3.19.0-26.28 kernel, it sticks on a blank screen or on the ...
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Optimus: Using optirun logs me out, then fails?
I have a Samsung QX411, with an Intel HD Graphics 5000 and a nVidia GeForce 520M GPU, both bridged with Optimus. I'm running Ubuntu 15.04.
Now, here's my problem. When I run optirun glxinfo for the ...
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How to check if my nvidia discrete graphic card is working now or not?
I am using Ubuntu 15.04.
I have tried the following command:
lspci -vmk | grep -A 8 -B 2 VGA
But it always shows me the same results (both graphic cards) even with bumblebee installed, so I don't ...
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Hybrid Nvidia and Intel cards, bumblebee optirun not working and OpenGL not being Intel
I have been fighting with the installation and correct usage of my Nvidia GTX960M together with an Intel i7-4720M CPU on Ubuntu 15.04.
I have followed lots of links on this website, on ubuntu wiki ...
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Bumblebee isnt active, now what? nvidia-prime takes whole session
Bumblebee stopped developing in 2013. How to use optirun/primerun etc... now (e.g. 15.04)?
How to run desktop on intel and single app on prop. nvidia (not nouveau)?
I would like nvidia to powerdown ...
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Can't boot into discrete graphics mode on thinkpad w530
I'm running Ubuntu 14.10 using the nvidia 331 driver. I think it's an issue with the driver. Can anyone help figure out which one to use?
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Can't install virtualgl and optirun doesn't work
I've looked into this in various already created topics but none seems to help. Everything goes around on installing virtualgl THAT I seem not be able to do because I can't find it anywhere ( more ...
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nVidia on Ubuntu 14.04 black login screen (not freeze)
Recently I installed STEAM on my Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p (core i7 + nVidia 755m) laptop running Ubuntu 14.04. I want to use nVidia for sessions when I play games and Intel for everything else. Therefore ...
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Any way to get Nvidia Optimus card working on 14.04.1?
My Nvidia graphic card has Optimus technology and as far as I can see it is not working, not even recognized.
On system settings details it says Intel Haswell Mobile on graphic section. Also on ...
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Ubuntu 14.04,NVIDIA Corporation GF108M [NVS 5400M] laptop monitor problem
I am having a problem with making the laptop monitor work with the latest ubuntu. I am using optimus on lenovo t430 at the moment and when I try to activate the laptop monitor I get an extended ...
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